Women in Computer Science: from North to South - An Extension Action in the Pandemics in Search of the Integration of the Different Regions of Brazil

• Letícia Gindri UNIPAMPA
• Patrícia Araújo-de-Oliveira UNIFAP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-9609
• Amanda Meincke Melo UNIPAMPA
• Aíla Maciel UNIFAP
• Ketrin Diovana Alves Rodrigues Vargas UNIPAMPA
• Marina Braun Otokovieski UNIPAMPA
• Raniely dos Anjos UNIFAP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2021.15846

Abstract

In a period in which social isolation became strategic in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions had to revise their way of working, migrating to remote work. This also happened at public universities. In this scenario, this article presents an extension action that has among its objectives to publicize the work and give voice to women all over the country that are somehow involved with Science, Technology and Computing. Developed in a totally remote way, involving the collaboration of two partner projects of the Meninas Digitais Program, the action Women in Computing: from North to South included 9 online lectures given by women, having reached the target audience among the people who watched the action live.

Keywords: Women in Computer Science in Brazil, Girls in Computer Science, Gurias in Computer Science, Women in Computer Science from North to South

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